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I have hit a brick wall trying to find a birth certificate for my great-grandmother Jennett Slocomb. I have her Marriage Certificate which shows her marrying Isaac Heffran on 25 Jan 1872. It indicates her age at 22 so she would have been born around 1850. They were married at Bedwellty, Wesleyan...

My 4x great Grandfather John Price and his son my 3x great Grandfather William Price both state that they were born in Llandyfalle, William in about 1815, and John in about 1781 what I am wondering is whether records such as Baptisms and Marriages there only began in 1813 or were those Baptisms,...

I am researching the Griffiths family of Gwenndwr. They farmed at Gletwen Fawr in the 19th century. I have traced back to Elinor born 1808 but cannot find the dob or dod of her husband William or marriage. I would welcome help from fellow descendants or researchers. I am the great grandaughter of...

David POWELL is my 3 x gt grandfather & says he was born in Llanspyddid in the census returns. David's daughter, Margaret, is my 2 x gt grandmother & she married Thomas BOULDIN in 1865 in Aberdare.
Thomas' brother Edward married Margaret PRICE who was also from Llanspyddid, in 1868, also in...

Looking for information on John Davies. The 1881 census records him as living in Pencwm, Llanynis (sic) Breacknock aged 40, place of birth Builth, married to Emma Powell aged 36, place of birth Builth.

I am looking for any birth information for my ancestor William Price according to census information he had been born in Llandefalle in abt 1813, in abt 1840 he married a woman from Talach Ddu, Brecon she having been born in about 1815, they had a total of five children John in abt 1842, Anne in...

hi does anyone have info on a evan price. could be evan john price. born 1890. married a ruth elizabeth spacey in 1908 at Llanspyddid. info im looking for would be his mother and fathers names. thanks.....paul.

I have been trying to tie this womens parents down for 3 years.
I have a marriage certificate for june 1876 which states age 23 , place of birth Llangunidar, fathers name John (deceased).
An old family bible has an entry for Ann giving date of birth dec 16 1853
She married a george williams and...

I have recently received the birth certificate for my Great Grandmother, Mary Joanna James (b. 1875). The address is given as Tips, Dukestown.
I can find no reference to this on the internet - can anyone please throw any light on this place name? Surely it can't mean she was born on a "tip"?

In a publication entitled The House of Commons 1715-1754, there is an entry for William Gwyn Vaughan as follows:
“VAUGHAN, William Gwyn (?1681-1753), of Trebarried, Brec.
Breconshire 30 Aug. 1721-1734
b. ?1681, 2nd s. of Gwyn Vaughan of Trebarried by Mary, da. of William Lucy, bp. of St....

Firstly Christmas greetings,lucky old you ,presents wrapped and waiting for santa!!.
As someone who has been researching my family for 2 years and still find a lot of sites confusing,its an age thing,could you point me in the right direction before they cart me away.
I have been trying to...

My great uncle Alexander (Alec) Tarrant enlisted in the Dragoon Guards (3rd or 6th?) in Brecon in 1914. Although he was a Bristol man he was most likely working locally as a miner when war was declared.
Can anyone assist me with the memorial dedicated to men from the Brecon area as I am having...

Just posted in the census board about a place name trying to decipher. I think it says Llangenten and have discovered you can purchase a CD from Powys FHS of "Llanganten Parish Registers 1754-1901".
But I can't find this place on any maps and googling brings up very few matches. Is it known...

hello there
I go to a Family history group and Thursday borrowed a Cd of Brecon 1861 census. On there I found my great-great=grandfather (I hope) a coal miner aged 11.He is living with his widowed grandmother and her son (who may be his father)
I would like to find his mother and father and date...

I thought I'd post my Breconshire interests here to try to spark off some discussion. I'd love to see some links coming through from these forums.
My Rowlands are of Pentwyn from the 1830s or so and before that from Blaencwmhenog.
My Williams are of Penmaenllwyd again from about the 1830...